La Sierra’s Julius Hicks (24) tries to tackle Rialto’s Jamal Moorefield (3) in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s Jamal Moorefield (3) reaches out to score a touchdown against La Sierra’s Lamar Gaines (4) in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Rialto’s Jamal Moorefield (3) reacts after scoring a touchdown in the 1st quarter of their football game against La Sierra in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s quarterback Luis Naranjo runs in for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter of their football game against La Sierra in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s Andre Thomas (2) makes a leaping catch against Rialto’s defense in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s Malik Reed (4) avoids a tackle against La Sierra’s Lamar Gaines (4) in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s Malik Reed (4) reacts after recovering his own fumble against La Sierra in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s Malik Reed (4) tries to break through the La Sierra’s defense in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s Lamar Gaines (4) hits Rialto’s Malik Reed (4) and forces a fumble in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Reed would recover the ball. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s quarterback Bryce Poppe (10) looks for an open teammate 1st quarter of their football game against Rialto in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s defense react after stopping La Sierra’s quarterback Bryce Poppe (10) from gaining more yards on a 4th down in the 1st half of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s Andre Thomas (2) runs with the ball against Rialto in the 1st half of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

Rialto’s quarterback Luis Naranjo leaps over a teammate as he finds running room behind Rialto’s Paul Verdin (C) (72) in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s Andre Thomas (2) carries the ball for more yards during their football game against Rialto in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s quarterback Bryce Poppe (10) finds room to run against Rialto’s Ethan Ulibarri (35) in the 1st quarter of their football game in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

La Sierra’s quarterback Bryce Poppe (10) throws the ball during their football game against Rialto in Riverside on Thursday, August 23, 2018. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

RIVERSIDE – Jamal Moorefield cleaned up on both sides of the ball as Rialto defeated La Sierra 38-17 Thursday night in a nonleague game at Norte Vista High School.

The senior running back gained 147 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns, and had 12 tackles on defense as Rialto (1-1 overall) bounced back from its Week 0 loss to Orange Vista.

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“The word of the week for us has been ‘redemption,’” Moorefield said. “We wanted to come out and show we can play better than we did last week.”

Moorefield capped Rialto’s game-opening drive with a 21-yard touchdown run and later added a 1-yard scoring dive as the Knights never trailed in earning their first victory of the season.

“We wanted to get some redemption and show ourselves that we could play the Rialto way,” Rialto head coach Robert Mitchell said. “It’s good to come out show what we can do.”

Rialto quarterback Luis Naranjo ran for 88 of his 123 rushing yards in the second half – including a rumbling and spinning 23-yard scoring romp in the fourth quarter – as the Knights totaled more than 350 yards on the ground.